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Amazing Innovations: Robots: 2016

We have been familiar with fixed robot arms in (car) factories for many years, but now they are becoming much more capable. Robots now take on all sizes, shapes, and capabilities. Robots can now move around the office and factory floor, explore outside, drive on the roads, explore underwater, and fly through the air! Of the many forms the humanoid form strikes a chord with our psyche, particularly the very life like ones.

Here are some of the amazing innovations that took place in 2016, or did they? See how many you get right in this true or false quiz...

Giant sci-fi robot

A giant, 4 metre tall, walking robot was demonstrated. It has a cab to host its human director and its robot arms follow the motion of the human arms in the cab. Just like something out of the films Avatar and Alien.

True? False?

It is true. It was walking around inside a building in South Korea.

It was walking around inside a building in South Korea.

Bricklaying robot

A robot that will build you a house, brick by brick, was showcased.

True? False?

Robots can build brick by brick, or by using a 3D printer.

Robots can build brick by brick, or by using a 3D printer.

Insect-o-bot

Live insects were turned into robots under computer control.

True? False?

The insects movements can be electronically overridden.

The insects movements can be electronically overridden.

Robots lost in space?

Are there any robots in space? See the Space page in this quiz to find out.

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